Is it worth applying to regions with no ties?

[SxRx]

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I have no connection to the East coast and I've heard from a couple of residents that they have gotten emails from some East coast programs emailing them why they applied and even asked if the applicant simply just checked off places on ERAS rather than actually wanting to become a resident there. One resident told me that when he went to an interview at one of the southern programs (he has no ties there), he was asked why he even applied there.

So, is it even worth it to apply to regions in which you have no ties?

 

[2012mdc]

I have no connection to the East coast and I've heard from a couple of residents that they have gotten emails from some East coast programs emailing them why they applied and even asked if the applicant simply just checked off places on ERAS rather than actually wanting to become a resident there. One resident told me that when he went to an interview at one of the southern programs (he has no ties there), he was asked why he even applied there.

So, is it even worth it to apply to regions in which you have no ties?

Well what's your reason for applying to these programs? If you dont have a good one other than location come up with one.

If I get asked that question I will mention program quality and then something I really liked that I found out during program research.

Programs in so so locations like to know which applicants are serious about moving there.

If you have legit interest in the programs then apply and see what happens. I'm applying all over and I only have ties to Cali and the South

 

[nightflight]

You have to apply. This year radiology will not be more competitive than Peds or Pathology. You will match in a top tier program in the NE. Low tier programs will go unfilled or will be filled by FMGs similar to what is going on in Nucs.
US radiology is done. It has already gone the way Pathology and Nucs are. Chronic very tight job market, low income, no job in large or medium size cities and multiple fellowships requirement to find a job in the middle of nowhere.

 

[Adam638]

I see that "Chosen1" has moved from the Aunt Minnie site to Student Doctor now with their negative posts. Get lost troll. Everyone is sick of seeing your posts. If you have such a negative view on the specialty, then stop posting on the forum every hour. Your poor attempts to make medical students "reconsider" radiology are getting old.

 

[2012mdc]

I see that "Chosen1" has moved from the Aunt Minnie site to Student Doctor now with their negative posts. Get lost troll. Everyone is sick of seeing your posts. If you have such a negative view on the specialty, then stop posting on the forum every hour. Your poor attempts to make medical students "reconsider" radiology are getting old.

Exactly what I was thinking. Chosen1/Chopra/Ashley Madison has been blocked

 

[whatabro]

Copied from a post on AM about the new charting outcomes data:

"
40/1086 scored >260 in 2009 (top 3.7% of rads applicants)
vs.
66/919 scored >260 in 2011 (top 7.2% of rads applicants)

191/1086 scored >250 in 2009 (top 17.6% of rads applicants)
vs.
228/919 scored >250 in 2011 (top 24.8% of rads applicants

% AOA: 23.2 (2009) --> 26.4 (2011)
% Top 40 US NIH medical schools: 34.0 (2009) --> 36.7 (2011)

This trend indicates that a 260+ is approximately half as rare as it once was, and in fact reasonably common (7.2% of applicants)
More importantly, this data indicates that one out of every four rads applicants last year scored higher than 250 on step 1, up from 17.6% just two years prior.

What this data suggests overall is that the picture is considerably rosier for individuals attempting to match in radiology period, due to the considerable number of PGY-2 radiology positions available across the U.S., including many community / etc. programs, relative to the recently decreased number of applicants. However, the number of spots in the "top" programs (whatever that means to you) remains fixed, and quantitative metrics of applicant strength (Step 1, etc.) are all drifting upward... so competition there remains as ferocious as ever."

Soooo....looks like its still quite a bit more competitive than Peds.

In the words of Jason Sudekis on SNL, "Summers Eve.......DOUCHE!"

 

[nightflight]

Apply to a large city and live there for 4 years. After you finish your residency you will end up in the middle of nowhere. At least have the experience of a large city for 4 years of your life.

 

[badasshairday]

Apply to a large city and live there for 4 years. After you finish your residency you will end up in the middle of nowhere. At least have the experience of a large city for 4 years of your life.

LMFAO.